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Posted by Robert Allison on November 19, 2005, 2:10 pm
DanG wrote:
> You will need to either raise the threshold to at least the top of
> the new carpeting or use an operable door bottom. here is an
> example:
>
<http://www.ngpinc.com/pdf/catalog/Gasket%20page%2028%2C%20automatic%20door%20bottoms%20g28%2Epdf
> these are activated by a plunger that bumps the jamb and forces
> the seal down.
>
>
> (top posted for your convenience)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Keep the whole world singing . . . .
> DanG (remove the sevens)
> dgriff237@7cox.net
>
It would be easier to replace the threshold with a taller
threshold. Thresholds come in different heighths for just
this reason (among others).
(Correctly posted for your comprehension)
--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
>
>
>>We had new carpeting installed in our family room and the
>>outside
>>family room door would not open because the new carpeting is
>>higher
>>than the old. I cut the door down so it would open but there
>>was an
>>air gap at the bottom when the door was closed. I installed a
>>new
>>rubber insert in the threshold but there is still a 1/4in airgap
>>at the
>>bottom. I then installed a rubber door sweep on the outside
>>bottom of
>>the door and it covered the gap with the door closed but the
>>door is
>>very hard to open because it rubs on the new carpeting. Any
>>ideas
>>would be appreciated.
>
>
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